{"id":328,"date":"2010-02-12T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2010-02-12T00:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2010\/02\/fearless-fridays-death-1.html"},"modified":"2010-02-12T00:00:01","modified_gmt":"2010-02-12T00:00:01","slug":"fearless-fridays-death-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2010\/02\/fearless-fridays-death-1.html","title":{"rendered":"Fearless Fridays: death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/iStock_000005490020XSmall.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"love yourself.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/68\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/02\/iStock_000005490020XSmall-thumb-125x82-11463.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt;float: left\" width=\"125\" height=\"82\" \/><\/a><\/span>The other morning while I was meditating I heard an angelic voice say, &#8220;There really is nothing to fear, you already know the ending.&#8221; I had been thinking about my dad&#8217;s death. When I heard that message all I could do was laugh. <\/p>\n<p>It is true, no matter<br \/>\nhow much money we have or don&#8217;t have, no matter how many friends, no<br \/>\nmatter what kind of life we have it always ends with death. So then the<br \/>\nquestion becomes, &#8220;How do I want to feel right now?&#8221; All of our<br \/>\nemotions are generated, not by the events in our life, but by our<br \/>\ninternal dialog about the events. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>So, all I have to do is change my story to one that will generate<br \/>\nhow I want to feel. Once we change our alignment from our mind to our<br \/>\nspirit life certainly becomes much easier.<\/p>\n<p>Fear certainly is an option but not a requirement! A friend of mine<br \/>\nreads the end of a book first so she can relax and enjoy the story. So<br \/>\nyou already know the end of the story, are you willing to relax and<br \/>\nenjoy this journey called life?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more Fearless Fridays: <br \/><\/strong>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/07\/fearless-fridays-9.html\">5 Ways Fear Can Improve Your Life<\/a><br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/07\/fearless-fridays-5.html\">7 Ways to Overcome Fear<\/a> <br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/07\/fearless-fridays-7.html\">Inspirational Quotes on Fear<\/a><br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/fearless-friday\/\">View all Fearless Fridays posts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With love and aloha,<br \/>\n<i><a href=\"http:\/\/susangregg.com\/\">Susan<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Angels are everywhere just open your mind and your heart to the signs.<\/p>\n<p>Make <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/\">Angels on Your Shoulder<\/a>  part of your daily routine and share it with a friend!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other morning while I was meditating I heard an angelic voice say, &#8220;There really is nothing to fear, you already know the ending.&#8221; 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